On 8 May 2003, the Special Rapporteur sent the Government information according to which, during the night of 15/16 January, the Adventist pastor Josip Tikvicki was allegedly severely beaten by persons who were trying to attack his church in Zrenjanin.
El 8 de mayo de 2003, el Relator Especial comunicó al Gobierno la información de que, en la noche del 15 al 16 de abril de 2003, el pastor adventista Josip Tikvicki habría sido golpeado violentamente por varias personas que intentaban atacar su iglesia en Zrenjanin.